PhilJ W

Talking of BBQ charcoal, last night on Countryfile mention was made of charcoal from rhododendrons that were being cleared. I know that wood from fruit trees gives off a scent when burned, does the same apply to charcoal?

I watched the O gauge tinplate on antiques roadshow this evening. 90 years old and never been out of the wrapping.

Morning all, off to the 'do' at Mangapps shortly. Weather is a bit overcast but dry, wooly jumper donned just in case.

The Romans are known to have had Nubian soldiers stationed on Hadrian's Wall. Very few Roman Soldiers came from Rome itself or for that matter even Italy.

Thanks for that, I noticed that there is at least three minor variations between different vehicles, certainly a case for getting plenty of prototype photographs.

Thats an intriguing engineers(?) wagon in the background on what looks like a container flat, any idea of what it is?

Went to the swap meet at Brentwood today, found a couple of bargains. The Oxford modern heavy trucks, the low loader with 8 wheel tractor unit and the container truck, £7:50 each unboxed with minor damage but the bits broken off are there and easy to repair, they're going into the 'chop box' with the other bits for conversion to something else. Whilst I was out the post arrived, including some vouchers from Tescos, these were all money off/extra points for books, magazines and CD's, a handy one is 100 extra points when more than £5 is spent on magazines, and it can be used up to 5 times before Christmas.

Morning all, woke up at 5:30 this morning, decided it was too early and went back to sleep, Woke up again at 8:40! So breakfast in a rush as I'm going to the swap meet at Brentwood. Open day at Mangaps tomorrow but as it doesn't open till 11:30 + an extra hour I should be OK.

Many years ago I got to talking to some Essex police officers from the police diving team. They had a large twin wheel Sherpa (or was it Convoy?) as even the larger transits could not carry them and all their equipment. It was the fastest van in the force being fitted with a 3.6 litre V8 petrol engine but they pointed out that the handling was not so good.

There is two railways in Soller, the tramway and the Soller Railway which runs the 27.3 km. from Soller to Palma de Mallorca.

You are EVIL, WICKED and will never go to heaven.

I wonder if there are enough livery variations to make a RTR model viable?

You don't wear an enormous backpack at exhibitions as well do you?

On the original there is what looks like the beginnings of a dome and outside steam pipes.

Are you sure its not the one at Shenfield?

Whats decorating?

It might be an optical illusion but the more you look at the 'countdown' picture the more detail seems to appear.

Was that the one who jumped on to the live third rail? Hat...coat...gone...

An epitaph in a graveyard?

My pet hate was tapioca, like eating the contents of a glue pot, and the same taste.

I'm familiar with the rhyme but for the life of me I can't remember where I heard it before.

Are you going to use them for anything on the recipe page?

Don, perhaps you could have your brother move in with you? Then again perhaps not, as much as I love my brother the idea of sharing a house or room even with him is certainly a no-no.

Doesn't the tea and biscuits replace whatever you've lost?

This appeared in 'New Tricks' last night. The 'bungalow' above the bunker not the sign. I don't know any plane spotters 8' 6" tall.